A survey of grassy eucalypt woodlands in sub -tropical Queensland recorded herbaceous species richness at 30m2 scale. At this scale, the native grassland occurring in pastures, roadsides and stockroutes appears to be very species-rich by global standards. Results were compared with a published survey of temperate grasslands. When habitats with similar management histories and disturbance regimes were compared, we found native species richness in the sub-tropics to be approximately 50% higher than the temperate survey results. Possible explanations for this result include differences in fertiliser use, exotic legume populations, livestock types and fire regimes.
August 21-24, 2000
Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
ISSN 1323-6660
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